Roy Smeck

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Roy Smeck

Leroy Smeck (6 February 1900 – 5 April 1994) was an American musician. His skill on the banjo, guitar, and ukulele earned him the nickname "The Wizard of the Strings".

Birth and Death Data: Born February 6, 1900 (Reading), Died April 4, 1994 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, guitar, banjo, steel guitar, octo-chorda, composer, jew's harp, harmonica, ukulele, performer

Notes: Sometimes billed as "The Wizard of the Strings."

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 126-150 of 235 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	60567	10-in.	2/24/1936	My blue heaven	Marc Williams	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60568	10-in.	2/24/1936	I'm waiting for ships that never come in	Marc Williams	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	61024	10-in.	4/9/1936	Guitarese	Roy Smeck	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	61025	10-in.	4/9/1936	Slippery fingers	Roy Smeck	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	61176	10-in.	6/16/1936	On the beach at Bali Bali	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	instrumentalist, steel guitar, leader
Decca	61177	10-in.	6/16/1936	Would you?	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	instrumentalist, steel guitar, leader
Decca	61178	10-in.	6/16/1936	It's a sin to tell a lie	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	instrumentalist, steel guitar, leader
Decca	61179	10-in.	6/16/1936	We'll rest at the end of the trail	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	instrumentalist, steel guitar, leader
Decca	61263	10-in.	9/15/1936	If we never meet again	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	leader
Decca	61264	10-in.	9/15/1936	Midnight blue	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	leader
Decca	61265	10-in.	9/15/1936	Sweetheart, let's grow old together	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	leader
Decca	61266	10-in.	9/15/1936	I wasn't lying when I said ..	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	leader
Decca	61357	10-in.	10/29/1936	Wintertime dreams	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	leader
Decca	61358	10-in.	10/29/1936	In the chapel in the moonlight	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	leader
Decca	61359	10-in.	10/29/1936	I can't pretend	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	leader
Decca	61360	10-in.	10/29/1936	Let me sing in Echo Valley	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	leader
Decca	61509	10-in.	1/12/1937	Trust in me	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	leader
Decca	61510	10-in.	1/12/1937	This year's kisses	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	leader
Decca	61511	10-in.	1/12/1937	On a little bamboo bridge	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	leader
Decca	61512	10-in.	1/12/1937	You're laughing at me	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	leader
Decca	61570	10-in.	2/3/1937	Serenade in the night	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	leader
Decca	61571	10-in.	2/3/1937	Wanted	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	leader
Decca	61572	10-in.	2/3/1937	What will I tell my heart ?	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	leader
Decca	61573	10-in.	2/3/1937	When the poppies bloom again	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	leader
Decca	62457	10-in.	7/30/1937	Moonlight on the highway	Roy Smeck and his Serenaders	leader

(Results 126-150 of 235 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smeck, Roy," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104764.

Smeck, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104764.

"Smeck, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.